Police shot Christopher Varagianis, 37, in the leg after a brief chase Monday night. He remains in the hospital and is being held on $750,000 cash bail.

The chase came to an end near the intersection of Merrimack and Pine streets. Witnesses described some frightening moments as gunfire echoed through the city streets.

"Just a 'Bang! Bang! Bang!' I thought it was three, possibly two," said witness Michael Jenks. "I thought I heard three shots. That's when it got pretty busy, pretty scary. Everybody walking around here just scattered."

According to court paperwork, the incident began when EMTs responded to Seven Days Market for a report of a possible heart attack. EMTs found Varagianis sitting in a green Jeep, and they said he appeared to be out of it.

The EMTs told police that Varagianis then drove off, nearly striking one of them. That set off a chase by police, and witnesses said Varagianis ignored police commands to stop.

"And he was like, 'Stop the car! Pull over!'" said witness Leyla Connolly. "They kept going and kept going, and the next thing you know, they came flying down this way."

Police said that during the chase, Varagianis nearly struck bystanders with the Jeep, which lost a bumper in a parking lot. Police said they were finally able to box him in, but Varagianis drove toward them, and that's when police opened fire.

"I saw from the back door two cops on bikes, and they were screaming at something to stop, and then I heard gunshots and ran back inside," said witness Alex Jsirandanis, of Manchester.

Varagianis was shot twice in the leg, and he was taken to Elliot Hospital.

A probable cause hearing was scheduled for June 18.

The Attorney General's Office and state police are investigating the shooting.

QUARTERS OF MILLION DOLLARS. ANDY HERSHBERGER IS IN MANCHESTER WITH THE FULL STORY. OFFICIALS SAY THE DO NOT KNOW WHY THE SUSPECT FLED FROM POLICE BUT THE INCIDENT ENDED RIGHT HERE IN GUNFIRE. THERE IS A BULLET HOLE OUTSIDE OF THIS APARTMENT HOLDING ON MERRIMACK STREET. IT IS HERE WHERE POLICE OPEN FIRE ON A VEHICLE ALLEGEDLY DRIVEN BY CHRISTOPHER VARAGIANIS FOLLOWING A BRIEF BUT DANGEROUS CHASE THROUGH THE CITY. I AM IN THE LIVING ROOM AND I HEARD SOMEBODY STOP, STOP. DENISE SAYS SHE LOOKED AT THE WINDOW AND SAW SOMEBODY POINTING A GUN AT A JEEP IN THEIR PARKING LOT. I HEARD SOMEBODY SAY STOP WHERE YOU ARE. DENISE CALLED ME IN HERE. I SAID GO TO THE WINDOW. LET'S GO. SHE FOLLOWED ME AND WE WENT TO TO THE KITCHEN. WE HEARD SHOTS. AUTHORITIES SAY THE INCIDENT STARTED OUTSIDE OF THIS MARKET FOR A REPORT OF AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON IN A VEHICLE. RECORD SAY VARAGIANIS STRUGGLED WITH FIRST RESPONDERS ALMOST RUNNING OVER AN EMT AS HE LEFT THE SCENE. OFFICIALS SAY HE STOPPED IN THE PARKING LOT AT MERRICK AND PINE STREETS. COURT RECORDS SAY VARAGIANIS STRUGGLED WITH POLICE BEFORE BEING ARRESTED AND SUFFERED TWO GUNSHOT WOUNDS TO HIS LEG. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS INVESTIGATING THAT ASPECT OF THE INVESTIGATION BECAUSE THERE WERE POLICE OFFICERS TO DISCHARGE THEIR WEAPONS. I CAN TELL TELL YOU THAT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY IS COOPERATING AND INVESTIGATING THE CRIMINAL CHARGES INVOLVED WITH THE DEFENDANT. VARAGIANIS FACES SEVERAL CHARGES INCLUDING ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE ASSAULT. HE IS BEING TREATED IN THE HOSPITAL.

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